Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 7.45%. Currently, Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $74.42 billion.

Buying $100 In GILD: If an investor had bought $100 of GILD stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $294.77 today based on a price of $59.33 for GILD at the time of writing.

Gilead Sciences's Performance Over Last 15 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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